<!doctype html>
<style>
* {
    margin: 0 0;
    padding: 0 0;
}

div {
    column-gap: 0;
    -moz-column-gap: 0;
    column-count: 4;
    -moz-column-count: 4;
    -webkit-column-count: 4;
    -o-column-count: 4;
    -ms-column-count: 4;
}

/* cosmetics */
div {
    border: 1px solid;
}

td {
    width: 25%;
}
</style>
The first column should be aligned with the right side of the block and the second column should be to its direct left.
<div style="direction:rtl; text-align:right;">
    <p>1st column</p>
    <p>2nd column</p>
</div>
